Mark Lopez

East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice

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Executive director of East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, a nonprofit organization that represents 700 residents living in communities connecting the Port of LA and East LA railyards

Mark Lopez on KCRW

The Los Angeles River in downtown is getting new bridges and parks. But with the greening of the river may come “green gentrification.”

Bridges and Walls: LA River, part 2

The Los Angeles River in downtown is getting new bridges and parks. But with the greening of the river may come “green gentrification.”

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Ten years ago, the Port of Los Angeles signed a court-ordered agreement to reduce air pollution  at a massive new terminal.

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Ten years ago, the Port of Los Angeles signed a court-ordered agreement to reduce air pollution  at a massive new terminal.

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